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We’re closed on Labour day

All of our laboratories will be closed on Monday 28 October for Labour Day. We will however be open normal hours on Saturday 26 October.Enjoy your long weekend!

Beekeeper or honey producer?

We have all your testing needs covered.> Awanui Scientific is partnered with Ecrotek to provide a revolutionary honey testing service.  We provide the testing and Ecrotek’s my myHumm portal enables you to quickly and simply arrange testing, manage requests, customise reports and share your honey testing results online.> Awanui Veterinary has developed a comprehensive suite of PCR […]

Closed Saturday 5/10

Due to flooding related road closures, our Dunedin laboratory will be closed Saturday October 5.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact us on 0800 474 225.

Gluten testing

Since February 2024 the FSANZ Food Standards Code requires food businesses to meet new plain English allergen labelling requirements for how certain foods known to be common allergens are declared. The gluten-containing products wheat, barley, oats and rye* must now be declared in the ingredient list when they are present.* Barley, oats and rye must […]

Matariki long weekend

All of our laboratories will be closed on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June to celebrate Matariki – the start of a new lunar year. We will reopen on Monday morning ready for the new week.

King’s birthday weekend

All of our laboratories will be closed on Monday 3 June for the King’s birthday public holiday. Our laboratories will be open normal operating hours on Saturday.Enjoy the long weekend!

ANZAC day

All of our laboratories will be closed on Thursday, 25 April for ANZAC day.Lest we forget.

We are now Awanui Scientific

On 27 February Gribbles Scientific changed to Awanui Scientific.Our new name Awanui Scientific, brings us together with the medical and veterinary laboratory brands and network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people under a unified Aotearoa New Zealand name for the first time.Moving to become Awanui Scientific is a significant milestone for our organisation. Many […]

Waitangi day

All of our laboratories will be closed on Tuesday 6 February for Waitangi day.(Photo credit: Aaron Mickan, Unsplash)

Thank you!

A big thank-you for your support in 2023. The Gribbles Dunedin team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2024.Meri Kirihimete,Denise and the team at Gribbles Scientific